Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 165

Effie glanced at the time; it was about time to leave.

You should never wish harm on others, but you must always be wary of them.

Everything was in place now. Effie was ready to go, letting Isabel enjoy the "fun" she'd so carefully planned for herself.

She brought this upon herself.

From inside the cabin, Isabel's shrill screams blended with ragged gasps—almost too harsh to listen to.

Just as Effie turned to leave, she spotted a figure hurrying toward the cabin.

It was Isabel's manager, with a woman trailing behind her.

The two of them headed straight for the small house.

Effie watched for a moment, then slipped away.

Lyman had been waiting nearby, relieved to see that Effie hadn't gone into the cabin. He'd just stepped aside to answer a call, and now that he was back, Effie was already on her way out.

They left together.

In the car, Lyman asked, "Did you get a good look at who went in?"

at him, and replied, "I saw Miss Isabel

curious to see how Lyman would

didn't change. He simply responded with a quiet "Hmm," tapping his long fingers on the steering wheel, his thoughts impossible to

she saw that he didn't seem to care, she turned

his eyes dark and unreadable. "She made

lips together and said nothing

were

to test

someone look into things and uncovered Carole's involvement. It was

understand what had changed in Isabel. Why had she

furrowed his brow, wrestling with conflicted

he wouldn't interfere. People had to own up to what

Carole had rushed over, but

desperate howl from

the voice-it

the door, but there

a

door open, and the scene that greeted her

fading, while a few men nearby leered and laughed in a way that

"Isabel!"

widened in

did it come